Cultivator



July 17, 1928. 1,677,329

' P. cANTlN CULTIVATOR Filed MaIOh 11, 1927 "HMI IIIIMIIHII IIIIIMHM' ATTORNEY.

Patented July 17, 192e.

narra star anni@ er orriee.

PAUL CANTN, OF EASTBURG, ALBRTAifGANADA.

CULTIVATOR.

Application filed March 1.1, 1927. Serial No. 174,674.

destroying- Weeds andat the same time loo en the top surface of the ground vand leave it in an even bed without undesirable ridges as commonly iound after ci'lltivatina by the common type of cultivat f' provided with spaced individual spring-toothed men'ibers.

vWith the foregoing and other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of co-operatingl elements as hereinafter more .specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming' a part of the present application, in which:

Fig. l is a 'liront elevation showing' the preferred embodinient oi my invention in position relative to a frame of an orfhnary -farm cultivator.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2*--2 ot Fig. l.

l Fie. 3 is transverse sectional view of a modified form.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the dililerent views.

I do not Wish to limit myself in any inanner to the frame Werl;A to which this cultivator construction may be mountedv as my invention is on the cultivator itself and not on the means et mounting.

I'Vith the many different types of'lrames 'novv on the market, I feel assured that my cultivator construction can be easy adapted for mounting thereon and operated to he raised and lowered as desired, Without rany great material change being necessary.

Vith the present type of cultivator, spaced spring-toothed feet are provided each of y which form an individual cultivator in itself.

When these individual cultivators are drawn Lnrough the ground, there is always certain spaces across the Width ot the eultivator that are not iully covered by the teeth even though the teeth may-be staggered. With staggered individual cultivator teeth, the Weeds Will bend around and a ,Great many ot them are missed While cultivating.

In my cultivator7 I el iminate 'the individual cultivators roin the ends et the legs. I ufe only a small number of legs 3, preteralfilf-f three, in spaced relationship one at each eiul and two near the centre. lllx'tending' across the lower endl o these legs and secured thereto7 I providecultivator blades il,

the lower edges of which are sharpened to provide a cutting; edge. rlhe inner ends ot these blades overlap each other. In making' up the cultivator, one7 tivo, three orrmore of these pairs ot cultivator blades l may he used in parallel relationship toeaeh other or each Successive pairs oi blades may be positioned to cut'slig'htly lower than the preceding blades and inthis Way the'cut'tine; pres-sure vwill be more equalized between the blades than ii the 't1-ont blades had to cut the full depth. Y

The foregoing specification and annexed dra-Wings disclose the preferred en'ibodiment of my invention, but it isI to be understood vthat minor chzmgres may be resorted to in' .the connnercial adaptation ot my invention Without departingl from thescope oi the invention hereinbetore claimed.

IVhat I claim as new is fr cultivater provided with a iframe: sets of curved legs extemling,l -doWnivardly from a common support carried from said trame; the lower ends ot the lebe ot Aoaeh set heing in transversealignment; cuttingl blades attached to saidlower ends ot' the legs ot' each set and the length and curvature ol the legs of each succeeding set being greater than the preceding,` set.

In testimony whereof, vI atlix my signature. Y

PAUL GANTIN. 

